ALEXANDER, RODNEY (a Representative from Louisiana)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex (see H.R. 447), H315 [1FE]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 7), H2602 [14MY]

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 1091), H4827 [19JY]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1797), H2392 [26AP]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H5174 [30JY]

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act: provide that military technicians (dual status) shall be included in military personnel accounts for purposes of any issued orders (see H.R. 1014), H4309 [9JY]

Budget: rescind certain Federal funds identified by States as unwanted and use such funds to reduce the Federal debt (see H.R. 282), H4080 [26JN]

Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions (see H.R. 1078), H3654 [14JN]

Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley honoring the 50th anniversary of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing (see H.R. 360), H1720 [20MR]

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 36), H2249 [23AP]

Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of preventive health savings (see H.R. 2663), H4524 [16JY]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 217), H173 [15JA]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 436), H300 [29JA]

Corps of Engineers: provide construction and major rehabilitation funding for projects located on inland and intracoastal waterways (see H.R. 1149), H2656 [15MY]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 732), H546 [14FE]

Dept. of Defense: declare the attack at Fort Hood, TX, a terrorist attack and ensure victims of such attack and their families receive the same honors and benefits as those killed or wounded in overseas combat zones (see H.R. 3111), H5587 [17SE]

Dept. of Labor: phase out issuance of special wage certificates to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 831), H659 [26FE]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 1406), H1959 [11AP]

EPA: change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule with respect to certain farms (see H.R. 311), H983 [5MR]

——— exempt components used in manufacture of hunting and recreational shooting ammunition and fishing tackle from regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (see H.R. 322), H176 [18JA]

FCC: prohibit universal service support of commercial mobile service through the Lifeline program (see H.R. 176), H1911 [10AP]

Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (see H.R. 367), H278 [23JA]

FEMA: improve the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 2199), H2955 [23MY]

——— reform the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 3013), H5397 [2AU]

Financial institutions: enhance ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings (see H.R. 1750), H4145 [27JN]

——— improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 1553), H3216 [5JN]

——— restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 129), H628 [25FE]

Firearms: limit authority of States and local governments to collect taxes relative to the sale of certain firearms or ammunition or payable for background checks required for sales of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 2361), H4178 [28JN]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H283 [23JA]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 335), H3760 [18JN]

Health: protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services and prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 940), H2248 [23AP]

Holder, Attorney General: express no confidence and call for resignation due to lack of monitoring and actions relative to operations transferring firearms to drug cartels in Mexico (see H. Res. 35), H3216 [5JN]

Immigration: promote economic survival of seasonal small businesses by ensuring that the wages paid to H-2B nonimmigrants are fair and reasonable (see H.R. 2765), H4825 [19JY]

Insurance: condition provision of health insurance premium and cost-sharing subsidies upon a certification that a program to verify household income and other qualifications for such subsidies is operational (see H.R. 2775), H5090 [25JY]

Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H2067 [16AP]

——— use parts of fines levied against companies that do business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified in a certain court case (see H.R. 904), H1399 [13MR]

Israel: strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H3688 [17JN]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 16), H596 [15FE]

Medicare: establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 1717), H4827 [19JY]

——— include information on the coverage of intensive behavioral therapy for obesity in the ‘‘Medicare and You Handbook’’ and coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 2415), H5175 [30JY]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H2299 [24AP]

NIH: provide for a pediatric research initiative through use of funds saved by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions (see H.R. 2019), H3655 [14JN]

NLRB: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 3154), H5766 [19SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation (see H.R. 2809), H5404 [2AU]

——— ensure coverage offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban (see H.R. 346), H344 [4FE]

——— prohibit funding to implement (see H.R. 2682), H5404 [2AU]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H2404 [3MY]

——— repeal certain limitations on health care benefits (see H.R. 1248), H1629 [19MR]

Social Security: exclude from creditable wages income earned by aliens for services illegally performed in the U.S. or derived from an illegal trade or business (see H.R. 2745), H4725 [18JY]

Sports: recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities for those activities (see H.R. 1825), H2840 [21MY]

Tariff: increase and adjust for inflation the maximum value of articles that may be imported duty-free by one person on one day (see H.R. 1020), H2604 [14MY]

Taxation: extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H1398 [13MR]

——— reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1918), H2567 [9MY]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 523), H1860 [9AP]

——— repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H1398 [13MR]

——— terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 352), H4370 [10JY]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 2309), H3286 [11JN]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H2485 [7MY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H3760 [18JN]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H1322 [6MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Labor: prevent imposition of Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs rule on contractors hiring the disabled unless the Dept. of Labor is in compliance with such rule (see H.R. 759), H594 [15FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow certain Armed Forces members to transfer entitlement to Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to dependents (see H.R. 1988), H2653 [15MY]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit the revocation or withholding of Federal funds to programs whose participants carry out voluntary religious activities (see H.R. 2926), H5342 [1AU]

Forest Service: accommodate individuals with mobility disabilities who need to use a power-driven mobility device for reasonable access to certain National Forest System lands (see H.R. 1989), H2653 [15MY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (see H.R. 2792), H4978 [23JY]

Taxation: exclude seasonal workers from the applicable large employer determination for purposes of employer shared responsibility regarding health coverage (see H.R. 2752), H4825 [19JY]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Labor: prevent imposition of Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs rule on contractors hiring the disabled unless the Dept. of Labor is in compliance with such rule (H.R. 759), H597 [15FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow certain Armed Forces members to transfer entitlement to Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to dependents (H.R. 1988), H2654 [15MY]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit the revocation or withholding of Federal funds to programs whose participants carry out voluntary religious activities (H.R. 2926), H5346 [1AU]

Forest Service: accommodate individuals with mobility disabilities who need to use a power-driven mobility device for reasonable access to certain National Forest System lands (H.R. 1989), H2655 [15MY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2792), H4979 [23JY]

Taxation: exclude seasonal workers from the applicable large employer determination for purposes of employer shared responsibility regarding health coverage (H.R. 2752), H4826 [19JY]

Letters

Resignation from the House of Representatives: by, H5407 [6SE], H5432 [9SE]

Remarks

Alexandria, LA: tribute to Little Walter Music Festival, E544• [25AP]

Azerbaijan: tribute to launch of first satellite, E133• [13FE]

Johnson, Vicky: Louisiana National Association of Postmasters of the U.S. Postmaster of the Year award recipient, E1115• [23JY]

Louisiana State University Shreveport: tribute to debate team, E494• [18AP]

Monroe, LA: anniversary of St. Francis Medical Center, E1071• [17JY]

——— tribute to St. Francis Medical Center volunteers, E291• [13MR]

Rambo, Jarred: National PTA (organization) Reflections Award of Excellence for literature recipient, E160• [14FE]

Rambo, Shelby: National PTA (organization) Reflections Award of Merit for dance choreography recipient, E160• [14FE]

Reports filed

Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2792) (H. Rept. 113–173), H4978 [23JY]

Resignations

House of Representatives, H5407 [6SE]

Tributes

Bromell, Terry and Rosy, E845• [12JN]

Gibbs, Francis B., E409• [10AP]

Henderson, Bryan, E348• [21MR]

Jones, Horace P., E347• [21MR]

Mims, Harry, E969• [26JN]

Pace, Lavena, E987• [28JN]

Quirk, Patrick T., E431• [11AP]

Stock, Glenda, E1086• [18JY]

Williams, Doug, E781• [4JN]

Wilson, Thomas M., Jr., E807• [5JN]